Newcastle Jets boss Mark Jones today named a preliminary 18-player squad for Saturday’s round 19 Hyundai A-League clash against Melbourne Victory at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Midfielder Steven Ugarkovic is set to return from suspension for the match, while Jones has also promoted Finnish attacker Aleksandr Kokko to his preliminary squad.
The 16 players involved in the matchday squad in last week’s 3-2 defeat to Perth Glory in Western Australia have all retained their places in Jones’ preliminary picks.
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Newcastle Jets Squad vs. Melbourne Victory: 2. Daniel MULLEN, 3. Jason HOFFMAN, 4. Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 6. Steven UGARKOVIC, 7. Andrew HOOLE, 8. Mateo POLJAK, 9. Aleksandr KOKKO, 10. Wayne BROWN, 12. Harrison SAWYER, 15. Andrew NABBOUT, 16. Nicholas COWBURN, 18. MA Leilei, 19. Morten NORDSTRAND, 20. Jack DUNCAN (Gk), 22. Lachlan JACKSON, 23. Devante CLUT, 28. Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 50. Tomislav ARCABA
**two to be omitted**
Ins: 6. Steven UGARKOVIC (returns from suspension), 9. Aleksandr KOKKO (promoted)
Unavailable: 1. Ben KENNEDY (Gk) (achilles - season), 5. Ben KANTAROVSKI (knee - 1 week), 13. Ivan VUJICA (hamstring - 1 week), 21. Daniel ALESSI (knee - season)